Jun 2023

Chronic Disease

Not only do women present more often with chronic disease, but they are most likely to have multiple chronic diseases as well as intersecting identities that may further the difficulty of accessing care and managing chronic disease. Host Jennifer Bernard is joined by Dr. Noah Ive ... Show More

29m 24s

Jun 2023

Women and Ageing

By 2025, Canada is expected to become a “super-aging” society, with more than 25% of its population over the age of 65, which has unique implications on community and individual health and the healthcare system at large. Host Jennifer Bernard is joined by Dr. Paula Rochon of Wome ... Show More

37m 16s

May 2023

Substance Use with Dr. Jennifer Wyman

Substance use disorders are not unique to women – yet many parts of it are. From barriers to access, prevalence, and most importantly, risk, the way women experience substance use disorder is unique and requires a shift in how we approach treatment. Host Jennifer Bernard is joine ... Show More

28m 52s

Dec 2023

Oxytocin, clinical outcomes, and patient choice, in resource constrained settings

There’s an inherent tension between creating quality standards that are very clinically focussed, and standards which are very patient centred - especially in settings where clinical outcomes can be compromised by basic lack of resources. The use of oxytocin to prevent bleeding ... Show More

39m 34s

May 2023

Why nurses are key to medical innovation | Ben Gran

Nurses represent the front line of health care -- from first breaths to last moments, and everything in between. But there's a vital place nurses are missing in action, says nurse and health educator Ben Gran. He makes the case that their insight and experience rarely make it pas ... Show More

37m 6s

Jun 2023

How employers and employees can get the most out of health benefits

Tune in to hear Dr. Ari Hoffman, Chief Clinical Officer at Collective Health, discuss how they are changing the way people experience their health benefits by making it easier to understand, navigate, access, and pay for healthcare. Topics include:The process for building a workf ... Show More

23m 13s

Sep 2023

Planet centred care - Sustainable healthcare is good for staff

Ooops! If you listened to episode 3 when it first came out you may have realised that the title didn't quite match the content. We've just updated the title and the show notes below, and stay tuned for when we'll be soon releasing an episode on how sustainable healthcare can be g ... Show More

55m 12s

May 2024

Palliative Care for Patients with Cancer Guideline Update

Dr. Debra Lundquist, PhD, RN and Dr. Arun Ghoshal, MD, MBBS discuss the new update to the palliative care for patients with cancer guideline developed by an interdisciplinary Expert Panel. They share the key updated recommendations on the most effective palliative care interventi ... Show More

20m 30s

Mar 2023

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina is helping make healthcare more affordable with value-based care

Tune in to PwC’s Next in Health to hear Troy Smith, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina's Cost of Care VP, discuss the importance of making healthcare more affordable through a variety of value-based care models. Topics include: The state of value-based care models ... Show More

26m 28s

Dec 2021

Using health care technology to empower patients

Ann Marie Navar, MD on working with EHRs and the value of data in improving patient access to care. This episode is part of a Health IT series by the AMA-MSS Committee on Health Information Technology, hosted by Chair Matthew Swanson, medical student at the Frank H. Netter MD Sch ... Show More

18m 33s

Access to Care